An anonymous mother’s rant directed at individuals without children who visit Disney World has gone viral.
A screenshot of the angry parent’s Facebook tirade shared on Twitter earlier this month by blogger Jennifer Kathleen has racked up over 17,000 retweets and more than 70,000 likes.
In the inflammatory post, the mother laments “childless couples” and “immature millennials” who visit the Orlando, Fla., theme park, since, as she puts it, “DW is a FAMILY amusement park!!!!”
The incident that fueled her anger? According to her post, the mother had to wait in a long line to buy a Mickey Mouse-shaped pretzel for her son, who she identifies as Aiden.
The woman says she eventually became fed up with waiting and told her toddler son he could have a pretzel “later,” thus breaking his “poor little heart” and making him “cry,” all of which she blamed on a girl who was standing in line in front of her and allegedly wearing very short shorts.
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The woman continues spewing hatred toward non-parents who choose to visit the park, stating that “people without children should be BANNED” and that “mothers with children should be allowed to skip” all the rides’ notably lengthy lines.
Naturally, people on social media — many parents themselves — jumped in to defend childless Disney patrons.
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Mickey and Minnie’s Surprise Celebration
Open: January 18, 2019 through September 30, 2019
Join Disney’s Mickey and Minnie for new surprises in the Magic Kingdom. Sign the Celebration Guest Book and meet the duo (in their new party outfits!) for a picture inside the Town Square Theater. Then join them outside in front of the castle for their new Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party.
The new outdoor dance parade features a new song called "It’s a Good Time," and classic cast members like Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Chip ‘n Dale and more.
Choreographer Cindy Wilson told the Disney Parks Blog, “The ‘Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It!’ Street Party is a throwback to the Mickey Mouse Club, with wonderful music that everybody’s going to want to get up and dance to, and it’s contemporary at the same time. I think when [the characters] all come off the floats, guests are going to want to just jump in.”
Check the entertainment schedule for run times.
Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party
Open: January 2019
Disney is celebrating the 25th anniversary of "The Lion King" with a Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party hosted by Timon and Rafiki on Discovery Island in the Animal Kingdom.
The dance party includes music, characters and new photo ops every day from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Meet The Incredibles at Pixar Place
Open: January 2019 through September 30, 2019
At the start of 2019, Pixar Place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios transformed into a Municiberg city block. The park features a party for Mr. Incredible, Mrs. Incredible and Frozone to honor their victories and a meet-and-greet with Edna Mode and her best creations. In addition, guests can look throughout Pixar Place for clues on where to find the youngest member of the Incredible family, Jack-Jack.
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy
Opening: March 31, 2019
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is a new show using high tech screens. Guests (rookie racers) will learn the rules of the road from "Cars" star Lightning McQueen. There will also be a new character meet-and-greet with Cruz Ramirez.
Wonderful World of Animation
Opening: May 1, 2019
The Wonderful World of Animation is a new projection light show that will take place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The show will take guests on a journey through more than 90 years of Disney and Pixar animations with favorites including "The Incredibles," "Coco," "Sleeping Beauty" and more.
Space 220
Opening: 2019
Epcot is opening a new space-themed restaurant called Space 220. According to Disney Food Blog, the restaurant will showcase simulate space views while guests sit in a restaurant modeled after a space station. It will seat more than 350 guests, those of which will be "transported" to the restaurant by elevators covered in digital screens that will mock a trip to space.
A job posting seeking staff for the restaurant lists April 2019 as when applicants can join the cast, so we can assume this restaurant will be open by summer.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Opening: Fall 2019
Both Disney World and Disneyland will be opening a Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The park is being made to look like the planet of Batuu, which is a remote outpost that was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes and is now a safe haven for those avoiding the First Order.
There will be two main attractions where guests can fly the Millennium Falcon and another that puts guests in a Star Destroyer in a battle between the First Order and the Resistance.
Other fun additions will include Luke Skywalker’s blue milk, a marketplace and toys, apparel and characters like BB-8 and Chewbacca.
See more on the park’s progress here.
Skyliner Gondola
Opening: Fall 2019
If you like taking the monorail into the parks, you’ll want to check out the new Skyliner Gondolas. Similar to a lift you’d find at a ski resort, the gondolas will take guests through two parks, offering spectacular views.
The Skyliner Gondola will connect Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios to four hotels: Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort as well as a new resort coming in fall 2019, Disney’s Riviera Resort.
For more on the Skyliner Gondola system, see here.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Opening: Fall 2019
The new Disney Riviera Resort hotel is inspired by the "grandeur of Europe." It will have transportation to the parks, a fitness center, a rooftop restaurant and wide range of room sizes.
The Riviera Pool, a family-friendly pool, will be decorated with stucco façades, a slide that winds around a column tower (pictured) and a kids interactive water play area that slightly mimics the public fountains of Europe.
For adults seeking peace and quiet, there’s a separate area called the Beau Soleil Pool.
The Disney Riviera Resort is currently taking reservations for Dec. 16 – Dec. 31, 2019.
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Opening: 2019
While there’s no set opening date yet for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, their first ride attraction, it’s set to open sometime this year. The ride will begin with guests viewing a new cartoon short with the mice getting ready for a picnic As Mickey and Minnie are leaving, they drive alongside a train where they see that Goofy is the engineer and the ride takes off from there.
There isn’t a whole lot of additional information, but according to the Disney Parks Blog, "Imagineers have been hard at work creating Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, using breakthrough technology to transform a two-dimensional cartoon into an amazing real-world experience."
Epcot Forever
Opening: Fall 2019
Epcot’s famous IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth nighttime lights and fireworks show is sadly ending at the end of Summer 2019, but will be temporarily replaced with a show called Epcot Forever. The new show will feature classic Epcot tunes, combining music with fireworks, lighting, lasers and special effects kites.
Then, keep an eye out, because in 2020 Disney is gearing up to replace Epcot Forever with a new nighttime show called A Celebration of Disney Music with floating set pieces, custom-LED panels, fountains, lights, fire and lasers.
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“Speaking as a parent with a 3yo … why would you take a 3yo to Disney??” one man wrote. “They won’t remember or appreciate it. Also, how can you go to Disney and expect to not stand in line. Also if she has a 3yo, odds are she’s a millennial herself.”
Some even took issue with a couple of logistical flaws in the mother’s proposed ban.
“She wants to ban childless visitors AND wants mothers with children to be able to skip line?” one user questioned. “I don’t think she thought that through.”
“Mickey and Minnie are a childless couple,” one tongue-in-cheek user pointed out.
Another user attempted to psychoanalyze the woman behind the hateful rant, writing, “Sounds like she’s resentful she’s not having fun because she’s too overwhelmed with toddler needs, and envious of unencumbered women (likely her own age) who are actually having fun.”
“Sounds like she’s the one who needs to grow up and stop blaming others for her own choices,” the person added.
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(Original Caption) Disney: Pastel colored castle, where ‘Sleeping Beauty was awakened by the Prince’s kiss,’ is the entrance to Fantasyland. Here also are the diamond minews of the Seven Dwarfs, Alice in Wonderland’s looking glass world, and the habitat of many other characters in Walt Disney’s famed cartoons.
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Goofy, Pluto, Julie Andrews, Pinocchio performs on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Mickey Mouse(center) with Disney World cast members — Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Julie Andrews (center) performs on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
4th August 1972:A topiary model of an elephant at Disney World, Florida.(Photo by Alan Band/Keystone/Getty Images)
December 1960:Entrance to Adventureland at Disneyland, California.(Photo by Alan Band/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Prime Minister Nehru, of India, is shown as he toured Disneyland, World Famous amusement park, accompanied by Walt Disney, who drove the Prime Minister in an old fashioned electric vehicle. Prime Minister Nehru will spend the next two days in the Los Angeles area as part of his visit to the United States.
31st October 1969:Landscape artist Charlie Sepulveda creating life size topiary Disney characters for the Walt Disney World entertainment centre in Orlando, Florida(Photo by Alan Band/Keystone/Getty Images)
13th November 1969:The first phase of Walt Disney World under construction at Orlando, Florida.Covering 27,000 acres, it is the world’s largest recreation centre.(Photo by Alan Band/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Julie Andrews performs in front of Prince Charming Regal Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom — Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Julie Andrews (center) performs on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom — Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Julie Andrews on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom — Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
APR 7 1972, APR 10 1972; Denver-Made Dune Buggies Heading for Disney World; Gail Kauffman of Unique Mobility Inc., manufacturer of The Englewood firm recently bought a half-interest in a dune buggies at 3730 S. Jason St., Englewood, perches leisure-car rental operation at Orlando – home of Disney on one of the 21 units ready to be loaded onto Santa Fe World – and will manage the operation with a fleet of 70 rail cars over the weekend for a trip to Orlando, Fla. dune buggies, all being shipped by rail from Denver.; (Photo By Bill Johnson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
THE GRAND OPENING OF WALT DISNEY WORLD — Pictured: Julie Andrews on Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdom (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 1: Boston College Cheerleaders along with the BC band perform out in front of the Cinderella Castle at in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, December 1982. BC was in town to play Auburn in the Tangerine Bowl. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
US Secretary of Education William Bennett, his wife Elayne, son John and an unidentified woman and girl, waving flags and parading down Main Street USA in an old-fashioned fire truck while on a visit to Disney World. (Photo by Robert Sherbow/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEY — ‘Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Celebration’ Episode 15 — Pictured: (l-r) Roy E. Disney, Michael Eisner, Ronald Reagan, Art Linkletter, Robert Cummings — (Photo by: Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Warren Beatty and Ron Galella during Press Conference For ‘Dick Tracy’ at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Crowds at Main Street of Disney World (Photo by Jonathan Blair/Corbis via Getty Images)
Crowds Waiting in Line at Disney World (Photo by Jonathan Blair/Corbis via Getty Images)
Group portrait of entire Walt Disney World staff, including cast of costumed Disney characters in fore, standing in front of Cinderella Castle prior to the grand opening of the amusement park. (Photo by Yale Joel/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – OCTOBER 15: LIFE cover 10-15-1971: Disney World opens. (Photo by Yale Joel/The LIFE Premium Collection/Getty Images)
Views of Disney World’s Skyway multicolored cable cars passing over Fantasyland on way to Tomorrowland. (Photo by Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
Disney World in Florida: exterior of Cinderella’s Castle lit up at night and reflected in artificial stream. (Photo by Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
Interior of the Contemporary Resort Hotel’s Grand Canyon Concourse lobby, whose ceiling is 14 stories high and has monorail terminal (background) ,at Disney World. (Photo by Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)Up Next
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